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Old Sat Aug 4, 2007, 12:32 PM
skoopman skoopman is offline
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Your user name caught my attention since I am a scuba diver as well I am sorry to hear about your AA diagnosis. I know several people who think there is a link between vaccines (specifically Hep) and AA. I am not going to start a vaccination debate but wanted to answer that question.

Connie said that viruses are sometimes the cause of AA. They think my daughter's AA was caused by Fifths Disease (Parvovirus B19, not the parvo that dogs get) also called "slapped cheek disease". It is really common in kids and ran through her preschool at the right time period. She never showed symptoms but they think that was probably the main event in causing her marrow to fail. I will never know and honstly, unless it was caused by something she did or was exposed to consistently (it wasn't) then it doesn't matter to me.

I hope the ATG goes well for you and puts you into remission quickly.

Suzanne
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